there was no integrated system for the entire country. Which major “German State” never joined the Zollverein? Austria was the only major “German State” to not join the Zollverein. How did the Zollverein make Prussia the leading state of the German States? The Zollverein made Prussia the leading German State because they were the first state to abolish any trade laws. This meant they adhered to the principle of
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difference in the Balance of Power‚ like instead of England and Russia gaining power‚ it would be Italy‚ Norway‚ Spain or many others. Which from the new Balance of Power‚ there would have form new countries like just in our timeline‚ Germany‚ was form by Prussia Han.‚ parts of Ostia Hungry empire and many other smaller countries. France would probably be more fragmented by the Ostia Hungry empire‚ Britten‚ Sweden and Spain. Also even if France had not been attacked‚ for some reason‚ it would still be fragmented
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Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15th of August 1769 in Corsica. Educated at military school‚ he served in Valence and Auxonne until after the outbreak of the Revolution in 1789. He was promoted to the rank of brigadier general at age of 24 because of his strategy in the siege of Toulon and subsequently appointed as the commander of French Army in Italy. France now faced a new coalition - Austria and Russia had allied with Britain. Napoleon returned to Paris‚ where the government was in crisis. He
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triumph over Russia and Austria at the Battle of Austerlitz‚ which led to the elimination of the thousand-year-old Holy Roman Empire. In 1806‚ the Fourth Coalition took up arms against him because Prussia became worried about growing French influence on the continent. Napoleon quickly defeated Prussia at the battles of Jena and Auerstedt‚ then marched the Grand Army deep into Eastern Europe and annihilated the Russians in June 1807 at the Battle of Friedland. France then forced the defeated nations
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the Napoleonic wars Russia‚ Prussia‚ Austria‚ and Britain. The Congress of Vienna also reestablished the monarchy in France‚ a feeble attempt to block the spreading of ideas that the French Revolution had produced. The Napoleonic war may also have been a key contributor to the Russian revolution‚ with Russian troops bringing back the ideology they saw in a democratic paris back home‚ and with Marx seeing the working class lead a revolution definitely inspired his own communist party. The Napoleonic
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The movement to unite Italy into one cultural and political entity was known as the Risorgimento (literally‚ "resurgence"). Giuseppe Mazzini and his leading pupil‚ Giuseppe Garibaldi‚ failed in their attempt to create an Italy united by democracy. Garibaldi‚ supported by his legion of Red Shirts-- mostly young Italian democrats who used the 1848 revolutions as a opportunity for democratic uprising--failed in the face of the resurgence of conservative power in Europe. However‚ it was the aristocratic
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Born on May 2‚ 1729‚ in Stettin Prussia‚ Catherine was the daughter of German royalty‚ her parents being Christian August and Princess Johanna Elisabeth. She was described as an intelligent‚ ambitious child by her governess Babette‚ who taught her about religion‚ languages being German ‚ Russian‚ and French‚ also learning about history and music. She would later spend most of her time learning by herself‚ making herself a very intelligent‚ enlightened ruler when she took the throne. In 1744
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If one looks at Europe in the mid 1900s and the entire world today‚ one can see a mirror image of the old big 5 countries. In the 19th century it was Great Britain‚ France‚ Austria‚ Russia‚ and Prussia‚ but today it is China‚ India‚ United States‚ the European Union‚ and Russia. Today’s United States could be compared to 19th century Great Britain‚ in terms of economic dominance and world influence. China could be considered the modern day France/Russia because of its gigantic population and sheer
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a significant element of the imperialist or expansionist ideologies of several nations throughout history. Prominent examples include the Ancient Assyrian Empire‚ the Greek city state of Sparta‚ the Roman Empire‚ the Aztec nation‚ the Kingdom of Prussia‚ the British Empire‚ the Empire of Japan‚ the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (which would later become part of the Soviet Union)‚ the Italian Colonial Empire during the reign of Benito Mussolini‚ Nazi Germany and American Imperialism
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The French Revolution 1769: Aug 15: Napoleon born 1785: Napoleon becomes Second Lieutenant 1789: May 5: The French Estates-General meets at Versailles Jun 17: The Third Estate meets separately and declares itself National Assembly Jul 14: Storming of Bastille Aug 14: Nobles and clergy in the National Assembly renounce their privileges thus ending feudalism Aug 26: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of Citizen Franco-British relationship (1789-1815)
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